Maine General Medical Center

35 Medical Center Parkway, Augusta, ME 04330 · (207) 626-1000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - OtherEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$35what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$30.4Mnet income, all sources

−11.0%margin on patient care alone

$877,176cost of charity care (0.2% of costs)

$25.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

186beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	135	$57,557	$21,117
Heart failure, with major complications 291	100	$44,762	$13,533
Psychoses 885	70	$65,487	$16,305
Lung infection, with major complications 177	52	$54,862	$18,004
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	46	$49,233	$14,355
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 065	34	$30,897	$10,795
Pneumonia, with complications 194	30	$27,457	$8,265
Sepsis 872	30	$45,089	$13,476
Respiratory failure 189	28	$45,601	$12,800
Heart attack, with major complications 280	28	$42,995	$16,986
COPD, with major complications 190	27	$31,905	$11,123
Urinary tract infection 690	26	$26,863	$8,096
Heart attack, with complications 281	21	$25,932	$9,962
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	20	$28,548	$9,183
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 689	20	$47,335	$11,756
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	19	$39,537	$13,615
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	19	$137,196	$46,270
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 897	19	$24,161	$9,272
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	18	$113,317	$27,909
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 481	18	$71,033	$21,418
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 309	17	$26,712	$7,706
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 698	17	$51,086	$16,142
Mini-stroke (TIA) 069	16	$30,441	$8,338
Stroke, with major complications 064	15	$57,529	$20,508
Irregular heartbeat 310	15	$24,419	$5,727
Skin infection (cellulitis) 603	15	$31,449	$10,185
Other Factors Influencing Health Status 951	15	$24,347	$6,291
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 378	14	$38,721	$10,144
Gastrointestinal Obstruction Without Cc/Mcc 390	13	$23,094	$6,343
Other digestive problems, with complications 394	13	$31,036	$9,619
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 641	13	$28,927	$8,090
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 308	12	$39,839	$12,005
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 482	12	$48,596	$16,095
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 522	12	$65,105	$21,385
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 057	11	$27,511	$14,040
Pulmonary Embolism with Mcc or Acute Cor Pulmonale 175	11	$57,830	$18,512
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Discharged Alive Without Cc/Mcc 282	11	$19,694	$8,154
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	11	$24,958	$8,355
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	11	$39,965	$13,359
Hip or knee replacement 470	11	$59,999	$19,194

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